Reginald R. Myers-Arlington, VA
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Don.Morfe
N 38° 52.602 W 077° 03.948
18S E 320800 N 4305122
Korean War Medal of Honor Recipient for action near Hagaru-ri, Korea on November 29, 1950. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Section 60, Site 884.
Waymark Code: WMXFRT
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 01/07/2018
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He was born on November 26, 1919 in Boise, ID and died on October 23, 2005 in Jupiter, FL. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: MYERS, REGINALD R.
• Rank and organization: Major, U.S. Marine Corps, 3d Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division, (Rein.).
• Place and date: Near Hagaru-ri, Korea, 29 November 1950.
• Entered service at: Boise, Idaho.
Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty as executive officer of the 3d Battalion, in action against enemy aggressor forces. Assuming command of a composite unit of Army and Marine service and headquarters elements totaling approximately 250 men, during a critical stage in the vital defense of the strategically important military base at Hagaru-ri, Maj. Myers immediately initiated a determined and aggressive counterattack against a well-entrenched and cleverly concealed enemy force numbering an estimated 4,000. Severely handicapped by a lack of trained personnel and experienced leaders in his valiant efforts to regain maximum ground prior to daylight, he persisted in constantly exposing himself to intense, accurate, and sustained hostile fire in order to direct and supervise the employment of his men and to encourage and spur them on in pressing the attack. Inexorably moving forward up the steep, snow-covered slope with his depleted group in the face of apparently insurmountable odds, he concurrently directed artillery and mortar fire with superb skill and although losing 170 of his men during 14 hours of raging combat in subzero temperatures, continued to reorganize his unit and spearhead the attack which resulted in 600 enemy killed and 500 wounded. By his exceptional and valorous leadership throughout, Maj. Myers contributed directly to the success of his unit in restoring the perimeter. His resolute spirit of self-sacrifice and unfaltering devotion to duty enhance and sustain the highest traditions of the U.S. Naval Service .
Armed Service: Marines
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